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obama supports a pathway to citizenship for young people brought to this country by undocumented parents, he did not get a bill through congress. instead, last june, he issued an executive order to delay deportation for those who qualify for up to two years. 24-year-old ana araica is applying for that deferment right now. she came to this country from nicaragua nine years ago and has three young children. >> i want to become legal for my kids. because i want to be able to provide for them. i want to work. >> reporter: araica is getting help with her application from sandra sanchez with the iowa american friends service network. sanchez says programs that encourage young immigrants to become legal citizens should be welcomed by iowans. >> we are a state that is aging, and that is aging very rapidly. our baby boomers are retiring. and we're not having young people stay here, other than immigrants. we need to understand that immigration in iowa is actually an asset. and we could tap into that asset and manage it in such a way that we can grow. >> reporter: with polls in iowa showing preside
obama supports a pathway to citizenship for young people brought to this country by undocumented parents, he did not get a bill through congress. instead, last june, he issued an executive order to delay deportation for those who qualify for up to two years. 24-year-old ana araica is applying for that deferment right now. she came to this country from nicaragua nine years ago and has three young children. >> i want to become legal for my kids. because i want to be able to provide for...
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i'm going to visit president obama's campaign first. he has digital teams across the country but the one he has in ohio is one of his largest. >> this is a check. email i just sent. landing page. done. >> sreenivasan: this may look like a traditional campaign team doing traditional field work but they're part of a campaign that'sollected more voter data than any otheredin history. and their volunteers are using a slew of newtools for both data gathering and voter targeting. the g.p.s. in your smart phone is the blue dot i the center. i'm meeting with the digital director for ohio, ashley bryant, a key player in one of the most data hungry campaigns in history. >> these flags are the voters. these are the doors that you can potentially knock on. >> sreenivasan: now anyone who up for the campaign online can download the obama app that comes preloaded with targets anu tailored scripts. they're not just pitching president obama. they're also collecting even more information. >> who do you support f president? and we simply click that button
i'm going to visit president obama's campaign first. he has digital teams across the country but the one he has in ohio is one of his largest. >> this is a check. email i just sent. landing page. done. >> sreenivasan: this may look like a traditional campaign team doing traditional field work but they're part of a campaign that'sollected more voter data than any otheredin history. and their volunteers are using a slew of newtools for both data gathering and voter targeting. the...
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and it can't have already happened in ohio under barack obama's watch. t >> woodruff: let's broaden it out. you said that you were talking to david about the difference between ohio and the rest of the country, what does it look like across the country right know in the campaign? >> you know, i have read so many very confident people keer the last 24 hourx totally confident that obama is going to win or that romney is going to win.to i don't think we can know. i think something will happen the last three days, therwill be a shift and something will happen. i do think there has been a contrast in how the campaigns are operating inbe the last couple of weeks. and romney's trying to go big with big change. paul ryan gave i think quite a good speech on social mobility and perty elier li the week. romney gave what was billed as a major speech on the sure howi'm not new it was bu they are trying to go big and talk t about big issu . the obama campaign think is going small and evenai deeper into microtargeting. they have this linda dunham video targeted it to s
and it can't have already happened in ohio under barack obama's watch. t >> woodruff: let's broaden it out. you said that you were talking to david about the difference between ohio and the rest of the country, what does it look like across the country right know in the campaign? >> you know, i have read so many very confident people keer the last 24 hourx totally confident that obama is going to win or that romney is going to win.to i don't think we can know. i think something will...
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, what does it look like across the country right know in the campaign? >> you know, i have read so many very confident people over the last 24 hourx totally confident that obama is going to win or that romney is going to win. i don't think we can know. i think something will happen the last three days, there will be a shift and something will happen. i do think there has been a contrast in how the campaigns are operatng in the last couplef weeks. and romney's trying to go big with big change. paul ryan gave i think quite a good speech on social mobility and poverty earlier in the week. romney gave what was billed as a major speech on the economy, i'm not sure how new it was but they are trying to go big and talk about big issues. the obama campaign i think is going small and even deeper into microtargeting. they have this linda dunham video targeted it to single women. they've got a series of more tightly targeted. they're doing the binders, still doing the binders for women, much more negave stuff. personally i don't know if it will be effective. person
, what does it look like across the country right know in the campaign? >> you know, i have read so many very confident people over the last 24 hourx totally confident that obama is going to win or that romney is going to win. i don't think we can know. i think something will happen the last three days, there will be a shift and something will happen. i do think there has been a contrast in how the campaigns are operatng in the last couplef weeks. and romney's trying to go big with big...
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this affects such a big part of the country. does it affect that number. and which organization is better able to respond to some of these last-minute challenges? i think you would have to say that the obama campaign has a bigger ground operation. they've put more focus on the ground although republicans have done a lot to build up ground operation that was really outclassed four years ago. this is... october... it's the nature an october surprise that you do not know exactly they fact it will have. this might affect release of that jobs number on friday we've all been waiting for. even if the jobs number comes out maybe it overwhelms it. who knows. >> woodruff: the unemployment report for the month of october. dan, what about the state o race bo of you have been looking at the polls. where does this race stand right now? >> judy, it is very, very very, very close nationally. you mentionedded the pew survey that came out today at 47% each. our new tracking poll which came out at 5:00 today showed both candidates at 49%. there are other polls that show it s
this affects such a big part of the country. does it affect that number. and which organization is better able to respond to some of these last-minute challenges? i think you would have to say that the obama campaign has a bigger ground operation. they've put more focus on the ground although republicans have done a lot to build up ground operation that was really outclassed four years ago. this is... october... it's the nature an october surprise that you do not know exactly they fact it will...